The Angels made a surprising move last weekend, calling up power-hitting prospect C.J. Cron from Triple-A.

Cron, 24, responded by going 3-for-5 with a double and two RBIs as the DH and No. 5 hitter in his major league debut Saturday against the Rangers. That earned him another start Sunday, when he went 2-for-4 with one of his two singles coming off Yu Darvish.

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The inital assumption was that Cron's playing time would be sparse as he plays the righthanded half of a DH platoon with Raul Ibanez. But the Angels likely didn't call him up to sit the bench. Cron has a chance to supplant the struggling Ibanez at DH while also giving the Angels a 1B option to let Albert Pujols DH more often.

Cron actually started at first Sunday with Pujols at DH and Ibanez on the bench even with the righthanded Darvish on the hill. That could be a sign that Cron will be more than a platoon player, especially if Pujols misses time after taking a pitch off the helmet Sunday.

The 6-4, 235-pound Cron certainly fits the profile of a power hitter. He was hitting .319/.369/.602 with 12 doubles and six home runs for Salt Lake this season. He hit .274 with 36 doubles and 14 homers at Double-A last year, and .293 with 32 doubles and 27 jacks at High-A in 2012. Cron also showed good contact in the minors (15.1 K%), which is always a bonus for a young power hitter.

Cron should be added in all AL-only leagues and most keeper leagues, and at least deserves to be added to watch lists in most mixed leagues. FYI, he went for $17 ($1,000 FAAB) and $9 ($100 FAAB) in two of my experts leagues Monday morning.

We should get a much better idea of Cron's role this week as the Angels are projected to face four righthanders and two lefthanders this week. If he starts the majority of those games, he'll be worth a speculative pickup in almost every format.